I haven’t written a blog post in a few months. 2026 started out a bit wild and I’ve been riding the rapids. It has mostly been an enjoyable ride – just a lot of unexpected turns and things to manage along the way. I’m more fortified against these types of things nowadays. I do what I can and then hand the rest over to God. I love how it works out.
Something peculiar during this time is that I have somewhat accidentally taken a break from writing. I have been resting more. I have been letting ideas simmer. I have been taking care of my home and little family (husband and dog). It feels like a reset.
I have had several weeks of getting nonwriting projects done with little to no stress around them. That’s a nice change from the urgency and last minuteness I used to feel frequently. That’s 100% God in my life.
Earlier this week my brain attempted to usurp its way back into power. It wanted me to start planning things again and assert that I am in control and can make life go the way I think I want it to go. It presented fear that I would never get projects done that I want to see in the world. It tried to make me ashamed that I have not been as successful as I think I should have been. My brain truly was acting like a little kid having a tantrum to get its way.
It took me about half a day to get myself sorted. By that evening, I felt like I was back on track, although nothing shifted except a firm remembering that I trust God more than I trust my brain. I was able to tame my overthinking by reminding myself that this is the cycle I go through. In the past, I always go back to what seems safe to me – to what I can control. But, the most magical and wonderful things happen when I allow God to sort it out for me. What a relief!
This mode of operating still feels new to me. It’s like a powerful, new software that is taking a moment to learn and integrate fully.
I expect I’ll be using shortcut keys before long.